Written by

Clarence Page

"The act of a caucasian [sic] person explaining to audiences of color the true nature of racism; a caucasian [sic] person explaining sociopolitical events and/or history to audiences of color as though they are ignorant children."

"Whitesplaining" appears to be derived from "mansplaining," which first appeared in a hilarious 2008 Los Angeles Times essay by Rebecca Solnit titled "Men Who Explain Things to Me." ...